In the Ocean of Night
- 333pages
- 12 heures de lecture
A classic novel of man's future and fate, written by the eminent American physicist and award-winning author of "Timescape."
Centre Galactique Séries
Cette saga plonge dans les coins sombres de l'avenir, où le progrès technologique se heurte à un profond déclin social. Des colonies lunaires aux merveilles cybernétiques en passant par les cultes fanatiques, la série dépeint un monde au bord du gouffre. Les lecteurs sont entraînés dans des récits empreints de difficultés et de visions, tandis qu'un individu apparemment ordinaire se retrouve mêlé à un mystère cosmique. C'est une exploration captivante de la survie et de la quête de sens dans une galaxie semée de périls et d'émerveillement.
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Across the Sea of Suns
- 354pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Across the Sea of Suns is a 1984 hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford. It is the second novel in his Galactic Center Saga, and continues to follow the scientist Nigel Walmsley, who encountered a machine extraterrestrial in the previous book, In the Ocean of Night aboard an expeditionary spaceflight to find other life. Eventually Nigel discovers evidence of the major conflict in the galaxy.
Great Sky River
- 10pages
- 1 heure de lecture
In a future dominated by a superior race of artificial minds, the last remnants of humanity begin a desperate flight to save themselves from total extinction, crossing the barren wastes of a once-lush planet called Snowglade. A masterwork of contemporary science fiction. Reprint from Spectra Books.
Tides of Light
- 407pages
- 15 heures de lecture
Set against the magnificent, furious backdrop of the Galactic Center, here is a drama as compelling as the towering Great Sky River. A small human band flees from a threat it cannot hope to match - enormously superior artificial minds embodied in great insectlike machines. This last remnant of humanity is led by Killeen, a man elevated to command in desperate times by his luck and daring. He manages to reach a new planet where he encounters vast wonders - a planet-coring cosmic string, an organic life-form the size of an entire world, another group of humans led by a strange messianic ruler - and even greater dangers from the most awesome beings they have yet to face. Their battle for survival reaches overwhelming dimensions. But they will gain an unexpected ally. And they will contribute shockingly to the new order of life that is developing around them.
The third part of the "Galactic Centre" sequence, following "Great Sky River" and "Tides of Light". On the run again, Killeen and his group are approaching the heart of the galaxy - the Core - where most life-forms are predatory.
Sailing Bright Eternity
- 445pages
- 16 heures de lecture
The final chapter of humanity's future has begun. And three men hold the key to survival. As the fierce, artificially intelligent mechs pursue their savage and unstoppable destruction of the human race, it soon becomes apparent that these three men - three generations in a family of voyagers - are their targets. Toby Bishop, his father, Killeen Bishop, and his long-dead grandfather each carry a piece of the lethal secret that can destroy their relentless pursuers. There's only one problem: they have no idea they possess the only weapon that can save humanity.
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Far horizons
- 691pages
- 25 heures de lecture
Edited by one of SF's outstanding writers and critics, Far Horizonscontains new works by eleven of the most acclaimed authors in the field, set in their best-known worlds and each with an introduction by the author. This volume is a showcase of breathtaking imagination, challenging ideas, compelling storytelling and the sense of wonder inspired by science fiction at its very best.
